Palaszczuk commits to M1 upgrades

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed plans to upgrade the M1 between Brisbane and the state's southern border, a day after rival Tim Nicholls announced a new motorway to ease congestion.

Ms Palaszczuk on Sunday committed almost a quarter of a billion dollars to ease congestion for commuters.

Labor would commit $206 million to upgrade the highway between Varsity Lakes and Tugun.

A further $25 million would go towards upgrading the Oxenford interchange and $16 million to develop a business case for future upgrades between Eight Mile Plains and Logan Motorway, she said.

"As you have seen in the past three years where my government has worked with the federal government, we've been able to secure funding and what we will continue to do is fight for Queensland's fair share or road funding," she said.